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A v. t.
1 mettere (o tenere) sotto chiave; mettere (o tenere) in cassaforte; chiudere (o tenere chiuso) (q. o qc.) a chiave
2 ► lock away, def. 2
3 ► lock away, def. 3
4 racchiudere: An enormous amount of energy is locked up in atoms, negli atomi è racchiusa una quantità enorme di energia
5 (fin.) immobilizzare, impegnare, investire (capitali, ecc.): Most of my money is locked up in gilts, la maggior parte del mio denaro è investita in titoli di stato
6 (del ghiaccio) bloccare (un porto)
B v. i. + avv.
chiudere bene; chiudere casa per bene □ to lock oneself up, chiudersi a chiave (deliberatamente); (fig.) isolarsi (dal mondo) □ to lock sb. up and throw away the key, rinchiudere q. e buttare via la chiave.

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